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8

Sep

2007

Marbled Chocolate & Orange Tavoletta

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raw food recipe chocolate tavoletta

 

For the crust

3/4 cup carob powder
1 cup almonds
1/2 cup dates
4 tbsp coconut oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt

1. First process nuts, cinnamon, salt and carob powder into small crumbs.

2. Add dates, coco oil and vanilla extract and process again.

3. Press into the bottom of 9″ square pan and place in fridge whilst working on filling.


Note: Before making this chocolate you should place the grated cacao butter in the dehydrator to melt. Alternatively you can melt it in a bowl over another bowl of hot water.

For the marbling

1 cup cashews
1 tbsp coconut nectar or honey
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup water
5 tbsp melted cacao butter

1. Mix all ingredients in a high power blender until completely smooth.

For the filling

2 cups cashews
1 cups orange juice
1 tbsp orange zest
2 cups cacao powder
1 & 1/2 cups grated cacao butter
2 tbsp vanilla
1 cup coconut nectar or 1/2 cup maple syrup and 1/4 cup xylitol

1. Mix the cashews, orange juice, orange zest, vanilla, and agave nectar in a vita-mix until smooth.

3. Add cacao butter and cacao powder, and blend again.

4. Pour chocolate mixture onto base and use a spatula to achieve a level surface.

5. Drizzle the marbling mixture over the top in lines using a plastic bottle or a spoon. Drag a toothpick across the top to create the marble effect.

 

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  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    I would substitute macadamias for cashews in this.

  • rawreborn

    Do you have a youtube channel??

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James
  • Lynn

    Not a fan of the orange chocolate thing so made a cup of raspberry juice with frozen raspberries pureed with water and strained to remove seeds. Was amazing recipe. Thanks

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  • Zoe

    This looks gorgeous and I can’t wait to try it. BUT I have a nut allergy. What could you use instead of cashews for all these kind of recipes? I keep coming up against this problem :(

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    In this recipe you could use the ‘meat’ from a young coconut.

  • Nicky

    ok, I just made this and the filling is delicious. I had too much cocoa butter so doubled the amount for filling and want to use as a chocolate/dessert type thing – how long would it last in fridge? or could you freeze it?

  • Nicky

    oh and i wasn’t very successful wit the marbling – just made a mess and now i have loads left over – anything else i could use it for?

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    You’d be good for a week in the fridge, and yes it will freeze.

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    Let it set, then break into small pieces and use as white chocolate chunks in chia seed pudding or in cookies.  Might try that myself, actually :)

  • Esa

    I have a question regarding cacao butter,I can not find it in my country is there any replacement that I can use,or can I get it from some on-line store?Any paricular brand recommended?Thank you
    p.s I have to make a birthday cake for a 3 year old with ASD who is on a GFCF sugar,yeast,eggs,soy-free diet can you please reccommend us any other cake without cacao butter,and can we replace cashews with some other nuts?

  • Pam5i

     Instead of water, can we use almond milk?

    Thanks- looks great : )

  • Becky@PureVitality

    So this one will be my new fave, I can tell!  Thanks for posting such a decadent treat for us!!

  • Cubeech

    This is good but very large. I will make it into truffles next time, as the cocoa butter alone has 3000 calories. A bite is all you need.

  • Kasi

     Hi Russell, I am confused as to the square pan you are using. Is this a ‘spring form” pan. Also looking at the gorgeous picture, it does not appear that the “crust” has been pressed up the sides of the pan. Therefore would one add the filling onto the base inside the pan and when it has “set” remove it from the pan if it is a “spring form type.? Please advise

    Kasi
    From South Florida  :))

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    Hi Cubeech – savour that bite! :)

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    Thanks, Becky.

  • http://www.therawchef.com Russell James

    Hi Esa, yes you can certainly get raw cacao from an online store.  You haven’t mentioned where you are based, but I would suggest http://www.therawfoodworld.com

    You can use coconut oil and coconut butter in a cake to form it up, instead of cacao butter.

    Yes, you can use macadamias, almonds or pecans instead of cashews.

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